Sanchez bad attitude earns fines

Posted by Bob Weber on Nov 6th, 2010 in football | 0 comments

Mark Sanchez has made it his goal this season to eliminate the bad body language that was so prevalent during his rookie campaign

Mark Sanchez’s(notes) negative body language is going to cost him some money. New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer announced Thursday that the team would be issuing light fines to the quarterback every time he slumped his shoulders, put down his head or trudged off the field during practice.

So cool that this was Sanchez’s idea.

Nolan leaves Broncos and other NFL news

Posted by Bob Weber on Jan 18th, 2010 in football | 0 comments

Just when you thought Josh McDaniels couldn’t screw anything else up before the season was over, we get another blow. Mike Nolan, one of the premier talented Defensive Coordinators in the NFL, is leaving the Broncos. His only comment? “I can’t say anything other than Josh and I mutually agreed to part ways.”

ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting the Broncos are discussing former Patriots Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees. Great, another New England stooge. Stand by to hear about trades of Brandon Marshall, Tony Scheffler and anyone else on the team with any talent.

In some good news, with the defeat of the Chargers by the Cinderella New York Jets yesterday, there are now no teams I don’t like still alive in the playoffs. Regardless of who wins over the next few weeks, history will be made. Either Manning will win another championship, Favre will win a championship at 40 years old, Brees will take the Saints to their first Super Bowl EVER, or rookie QB Mark Sanchez will lead a #5 Seed Jets team to a win. All of these scenarios are very exciting.

Finally, in the funniest event of the weekend, Cowboys linebacker Keith Brookings whined that a last minute score by the Vikings was ‘classless’ and they were just running up the score. Yep, nothing more classy than complaining and crying about poor sportsmanship after a humiliating showing in a game, of course this is Jerry Jones’ Cowboys. Nothing screams class more than an 11,000 square foot TV.

The Book of Eli Manning

Posted by Bob Weber on Jan 14th, 2010 in football, Humor | 0 comments

This one is for my sister that thought The Book Of Eli should be a football movie.

Am I a “Fairweather Fan”?

Posted by Bob Weber on Dec 5th, 2009 in football, Our Changing World, Personal | 1 comment

Today I”m rooting for Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns? Why? One simple reason… they are playing the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

I”m a CU Buffs Football fan at heart. I have been since my college days back in the early 90”s when one of my good friends played in the Marching Band there. These were the heady days of Bill McCartney, Eric Bienemy and Kordell Stewart. CU was a National Championship contender and consistently competitive. Their nemisis at the time were the Cornhuskers, so along with my love for the Buffaloes, my hatred for Big Red grew.

These days CU is a shadow of it”s former glory. After Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett and now Dan Hawkins the program has continually spiraled downward. Nebraska also has struggled since Coach Osborne left, but they have lately seen a resurgence and are now playing for the Big 12 Conference Championship against Texas. While cheering for CU is tough, cheering against Nebraska is once again fun.

I”ve related all this to ask one simple question. Does this make me a “Fairweather Fan”? Why is it that any time we split our loyalties between one or more team we are accused of being wishy-washy? Where is the rule that says we are only allowed to follow one team based on either our physical proximity to their home field, or based on some arbitrary decision we made as a child?

These accusations seem exceedingly onerous when there is no loyalty from the team to the fans. CU regents just renewed Hawkins contract even though he is easily the worst coach the school has had in 20 years. If we move the discussion to professional sports, modern teams change players and coaches on an annual basis. Not even ownership and location is as consistent as it once was, yet our character is questioned if we adjust our loyalty from time to time.

Give me your thoughts, am I a bad person for jumping on the Longhorn bandwagon, or is cheering for a winner OK once in a while?

Critics pick Patriots over undefeated Saints

Posted by Bob Weber on Nov 30th, 2009 in football | 0 comments

If you read my blog, which nobody actually does, you know I am not a fan of the New England Patriots. One of the major reasons I don't like them is their arrogance and pride as illustrated in the video below.

The Saints are 10-0, playing some excellent ball. The Patriots are 7-3 and have already lost to the undefeated Indianapolis Colts. So what does ESPN say about the game? Marcellus Wiley and Tedy Bruschi (who is a former Patriot himself) both pick the 'amazing' Patriots to win. They give no respect to a Saints team that is undefeated, and refuse to acknowledge a Patriots team that is weak defensively.

Instead they talk about how the Patriots have played in Big Games before? Big Games? You mean like the Super Bowl where they could have become the only team since 1972 to finish a season undefeated? Why didn't you win that one Bruschi?

UPDATE:
In spite of claims by Bruschi and even Phil Simms, the Saints rose to the occasion with a 38-17 Shellacking of the Patriots.